Category: International

The Special Court for Sierra Leone recently cited an article written by Pace Law Professor Alexander “Sasha” Greenawalt when it unanimously upheld the conviction and 50-year sentence of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Taylor...

Professor Vikki Rogers, Director of the Pace Institute of International Commercial Law, was quoted extensively in “Slaw,” Canada’s online legal magazine. The topic is the approach taken by the United Nations working group for...

A Westchester County reporter pursued a local perspective on events in the Middle East, especially the recent demonstrations that followed the release of the video that disparages the prophet Mohammad. In addition to speaking...

During a recent appearance on the cable program “Today’s Verdict”, Prof. Alexander Greenawalt discussed whether recent legal decisions in the United States have been influenced by foreign trends. Talking with program host David Lesch,...

Pace Law School Prof. Elizabeth Burleson, who recently served as the legal expert for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) delegation at the Durban climate negotiations, is available to speak to the media.

“The Durban climate negotiations provide a mandate with which all greenhouse-gas emitting countries will commit to a common UN legal regime by 2015. The new Climate Technology Centre and Network is well positioned to enhance environmentally-sound technologies. These developments increase the ability of countries to cooperate to reach Cancun commitments agreed to last year. Energy and ingenuity are core to bringing the Durban agreements to life. While we still struggle to agree on what constitutes a timely and robust response to climate destabilization, innovation is fueling common ground upon which to build multilateral trust.”

Prof. Thomas McDonnell, an expert on terrorism, was quoted in Federal Computer Week about the 2012 National Defense Authorization Bill. According to the story, lawmakers in both chambers of Congress say they have agreed...